Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 7, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N866UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45966
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 960-980
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE:C LONGERON 24R, CRACK HAS EXTENDED BEYOND PREVIOUS STOP DRILL AFT PAST 980 BULKHEAD AND HAS EXTENDED PAST STOP DRILL AT F/S 968 FWD TO F/S 962. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR F/S 960-980, REMOVED LOWER FITTING F/S 960 IAW SRM 51-1-20. STOP DRILLED CRACKS IAW SRM 53-2-2 FIG 5. NDT CHECK CONFIRMED CRACK TERMINATED BY STOP DRILL. REINSTALLED EXISTING REPAIR, AND FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-20D.

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